District 40’s NEWEST CLUB WELCOME SOCORRO COUNTY LIONS!!! Information forthcoming on their Chartering Ceremony

Our 3rd Annual Statewide Lions FOOD DRIVE was a success!!! Participating clubs raised nearly $5000 to help their local food pantries and charitable organizations and we collected...drum roll... 10,576.26 pounds of food, a new record for food donations!!! Great work D40 Lions! We are making a difference in fighting hunger in our very hungry state. ROAR!

On Saturday, September 26th, the Edgewood Lions led an Edgewood Community Park Playground Cleanup as part of a cooperative effort between the Town of Edgewood and the Moriarty-Edgewood School District. 14 volunteers including Lions, town employees, and other community members worked to clear the playground of goat heads and other weeds. This is one of the Edgewood Lion's combination of Environment and Youth Global Causes.

The Edgewood Lions Club participated in the annual Lions Food Drive on September 12th. Volunteers from Scouts Troop 640 and the East Mountain Food Pantry joined with our club to collect 972 pounds of food and $567 in cash donations. Even in this time of high prices, Edgewoodians came out in force. A special surprise was when the Edgewood DeMolay chapter came by and dropped off 3 shopping carts full of food. ROAR!

The board met earlier this week, and I am pleased to announce that the Lions Clubs International Board of Directors recommends Past International Director Vijay Kumar Raju from Multiple District 316 (India) as international third vice president for election at the 2027 Lions International Convention in Washington D.C., USA.

250th Anniversary of Independence Day starts with pancake breakfast from 7-11 then the Independence Day Bingo Spectacular begins at 1 o'clock. Please join the fun.

Alamogordo Evening Lions Club Gun and Craft Show

Farmington Evening Lions Club welcomed District Governor Frankie Davis to our meeting on April 20, 2026. Also welcomed were the members of the Aztec Lions Club. It was a packed room and it was great to have everyone in attendance.

Jennifer Halphen (second from the left), President of the Four Corners Stockman’s Association (FCSA) was invited to do a presentation at the Farmington Evening Lions Club meeting to introduce the FCSA and its work to the club. One of the Global Causes for the Lions Clubs is Youth Empowerment bringing the work of FCSA to the forefront.

Our community is very generous to donate their used eyeglasses. This is the second counting we have done this year alone. We counted 1387 prescription glasses and 292 Readers and Sunglasses and have cases for almost all of the prescription glasses. Our club had 10 Club members who came out to support us and/or count glasses.

Farmington Evening Lions Club presents a $1,000 check to Melissa Wilkins with the ARC at their meeting on May 18th.

Farmington Evening Lions Club continues donations to the Children’s Hope Foundation with a second $5,000 donation

Albuquerque Northeast Lions Club Pizza Fundraiser

A Tribute to Lion Bruce Marks

Tell-A-Thon is a global storytelling event where Lions, Leos, families, friends and neighbors come together to hear real stories about why service matters. It’s also an LCIF fundraiser that helps fund even more service in communities around the world.

The Artesia Downtown Lions were proud to present 13 scholarships, totaling $6,000 to deserving Junior Lions at Artesia High School. Recipients were Javier Rodriguez, Hayli Greenwood, Iliana Luna, Alison Green, Samantha Govea, Kirklyn Miller, Evelyn Gamon-Esparza, Jaslyn Granado, Felicity Padilla, Emily Soto, Cutter Summers and Sarah Plotner. Recipient of the “Milt Houston Memorial Scholarship” was Amanda Murphy.

Artesia Downtown Lions partnered with Artesia Main Street for our environmental project today by planting a tree. A big thank you to the City of Artesia for handling the planting. Artesia Downtown Lions putting out flags in honor of Memorial Day!

Clovis Evening Lions Club has been delivering flowers for Strickland Floral & Gifts for several years now. We always love seeing the smiles and surprise on the ladies faces.

Los Leones de Mesilla 22nd Annual Car Show

From the very beginning, Lions have welcomed everyone with a heart to serve — and that spirit shines especially bright when we engage younger generations. Young people bring fresh ideas, new energy and a passion for service that help keep our organization strong, relevant and growing. To carry our mission into the next 100 years and beyond, we must continue inviting dynamic, service-minded people to stand alongside us.